New research and teaching facility scheduled to open Fall 2011 Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent paid an informal visit to 91ÑÇÉ«'s Keele campus yesterday to view first-hand the results of the government's investment in Canada's current and future scientists and researchers. Above: From left, Environment Minister Peter Kent, senior project superintendent Chris Robinson and 91ÑÇÉ« President & Vice-Chancellor […]
"Knowledge translation", says Dr. Indy Ghosh, will be one of the greatest benefits of a partnership between 91ÑÇÉ« Central Hospital and 91ÑÇÉ« to foster research and access to research at the hospital, wrote 91ÑÇÉ«Region.com March 1: It will not only ensure patients receive leading-edge care but help build a reputation for excellence at the […]
Like all athletes, dancers are prone to injuries, and the risk increases among those performing at the elite level. From stress fractures to overuse syndromes, dance injuries have a serious impact on a performer’s current and future ability. 91ÑÇÉ« dance Professor Donna Krasnow first began conducting research after she personally experienced a series of injuries. Now […]
On Saturday, Kara Hawkins stepped forward to receive a $2,500 award recognizing her as the highest-ranking applicant in Canada for a graduate scholarship in the field of aging. She accepted the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aging Recognition Prize in Research in Aging at the annual conference of the Canadian Association on Gerontology in […]
New research from 91ÑÇÉ« is the first to show how several distinct brain areas control eye and hand movements – explaining, for example, how a quarterback can make a split-second play with pinpoint accuracy. The study, recently published in The Journal of Neuroscience, examined the inner workings of the posterior parietal cortex (PPC), located […]
Originally the site of some of 91ÑÇɫ’s most memorable hockey moments and reputed to have the best arena ice in the province, the former 91ÑÇÉ« Ice Arena, known as the Ice Palace, is now home to a new kind of dream team. The Keele campus building's transformation from a hockey rink into an innovative new health science research centre […]